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2009 SESSION

090673480
HOUSE BILL NO. 1921
Offered January 14, 2009
Prefiled January 13, 2009
A BILL to amend and reenact § 9.1-140.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Department of Criminal Justice Services; regulation of locksmiths; waiver of fees.
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Patron-- Crockett-Stark
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Referred to Committee on General Laws
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That § 9.1-140.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 9.1-140.1. Registration; waiver of examination and fees; locksmiths.

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, unless an applicant is found by the Board to have engaged in any act that would constitute grounds for disciplinary action, the Board shall issue a registration, without examination, to any applicant who provides satisfactory proof to the Board of having been actively and continuously providing locksmith services immediately prior to July 1, 2008, for at least two years.

B. The Board shall waive any fees imposed in accordance with subdivision C 4 of § 9.1-141 for any locksmith who performs locksmith services on a part-time basis, provided (i) such services do not exceed 15 hours per week, (ii) such services are not related to such person's full-time employment, and (iii) the total value of such services in a calendar year does not exceed $10,000.